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Elstow, Bedfordshire, S Mary & S Helena
Place Elstow
S Mary & S Helena
Unitary authority Bedford
Lieutenancy area Bedfordshire
Country England
Historic county Bedfordshire
Dove tower ID 12912
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–0 in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL048474
Latitude & longitude 52.11508, -0.46959View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode MK42 9XT
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11465
Affiliation Bedfordshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 253 performances here, of which 116 were peals and 5 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–2–0 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–2–0 (952 lb or 432 kg) in G (775.0 Hz)
Practices Fri
Peals View 116 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Detached tower
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–211328.5E25.25″1908Alfred BowellFNFC
23–1–01168.0D26.75″1655Christopher GrayeR4FC
34–0–41049.0C29.75″1602Hugh I WattsR4FC
45–1–14985.0B32.63″1631James KeeneR4FC
57–1–10875.0A35.25″c1625†(unidentified)R4FC
68–2–0775.0G37.50″1604Newcombe (generic)R8FC
Source: C Pickford; CBC
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61908SteelAlfred Bowell8.1.C.a6.4
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
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